Anderson University South Carolina Business Programs

Anderson University South Carolina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, South Carolina. The city atmosphere of Anderson makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Anderson University South Carolina Rankings

Anderson University South Carolina is ranked #8 out of 35 schools in South Carolina.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Anderson University South Carolina.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Anderson University South Carolina has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#21	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	College Factual
#30	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management	College Factual
#70	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#78	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#91	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Anderson University South Carolina?

Contact details for Anderson University South Carolina are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	316 Boulevard, Anderson, SC 29621-4035
Phone:	864-231-2000
Website:	www.andersonuniversity.edu

How Do I Get Into Anderson University South Carolina?

You can apply to Anderson University South Carolina online at: link.andersonuniversity.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Anderson University South Carolina

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Anderson University South Carolina?

Anderson University South Carolina has an acceptance rate of 59%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 60%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford Anderson University South Carolina?

The overall average net price of Anderson University South Carolina is $29,359. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Anderson University South Carolina, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,277 a year. That adds up to $33,108 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Anderson University South Carolina is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Anderson University South Carolina Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,083 undergraduate students at Anderson University South Carolina, with 2,673 being full-time and 410 being part-time.

There are also 765 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,673 full-time undergraduates at Anderson University South Carolina, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Anderson University South Carolina students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	41
Black or African American	120
Hispanic or Latino	128
White	2,245
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Anderson University South Carolina. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Anderson University South Carolina. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Argentina, and China.

Online Learning at Anderson University South Carolina

In 2019-2020, 2,301 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Anderson University South Carolina has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in South Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Anderson University South Carolina

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Anderson University South Carolina was $29,980 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Anderson University South Carolina is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Supply Chain Management	#43	#37
Organizational Leadership	#59	#56
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#63	#63

Online Growth Rankings of Anderson University South Carolina

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Anderson University South Carolina was 8.1%. This is the #1,294 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Anderson University South Carolina regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Anderson University South Carolina ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Anderson University South Carolina.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Organizational Behavior Studies	#41
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#133
Organizational Leadership	#237
Human Resource Management	#239

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Anderson University South Carolina Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	20	0	32	52
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	32	0	1	33
Accounting	28	0	0	28
Organizational Leadership	5	0	21	26
Supply Chain Management	20	0	3	23
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	9	1	4	14
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	12	0	0	12
Finance	11	0	0	11
Actuarial Science	4	0	0	4
Knowledge Management	4	0	0	4
International Business/Trade/Commerce	3	0	0	3
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	148	1	61	210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Good Grades under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.